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Old 07-02-2015, 10:54 AM   #68
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I suspect the semantical differences are less important than some want to make it out to be. If a perfectly literate person enjoys Jack Reacher stories, is the distinction between "reading" and being "read to" all that relevant to either activity?
For me personally, the mental imagery I get when I read a book myself (which is such an important part of reading - at least for me) just isn't there when I listen to someone else read the book to me. It's just a "blander" experience. I don't know if it's different for other people?
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